Stamp on D Sanjeevaiah to be released this year : Minister

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI) The Government has assured that a commemorative stamp on former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister D Sanjeevaiah would be released during the year.

An assurance to this effect was given by Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran to Congress MP K S Rao on his request for releasing a stamp of the first Dalit Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao had sought the government to come out with a stamp acknowledging the services rendered by Mr Sanjeevaiah on the occassion of his 85th birthday.

Mr Sanjeevaiah who, has the distinction of heading the Congress twice when Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were alive, also served as Union Minister for Industries.

His portait was unveiled in Parliament library in November 2006.

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